American Justice Partnership

Opinion-Editorials on the Issue of Legal Reform

 
 

Opinion-Editorials

Below you'll find an index of op-eds posted by TOPIC.

To see photos of authors, return to Op-Ed Main Page, or click on the title of the piece you'd like to read.

Topics:  Asbestos, Business, Class Action Lawsuits, Frivolous Lawsuits, Healthcare, Judicial Affairs, Legislative Topics, Pharmaceutical and General

Asbestos

December 2, 2005

Silicosis: Asbestosis Redux

Prof. Lester Brickman

Cardozo School of Law

August 30, 2005

Washington Views: Asbestos lawsuit reform a priority

Don Brunell

Association of

Washington Business

July 18, 2005

Watch Out Delaware; We're Chasing Them Out Of Illinois

Allen Adomite

Illinois Civil Justice League

June 1, 2005

The Asbestos Litigation Industry Scandal  

Mark Cole

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Houston

April 21, 2005

Lawyers In Fear

Marshall Manson 

Center for Individual Freedom

March 3, 2005

The Asbestos Answer

Business

December 1, 2005

Wisconsin Injustice

 James S. Haney,

Bill G. Smith &

James E. Hough

December 1, 2005

Tort Reform and the Small Business

S. Hunter Howard, Jr.

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

 August 28, 2005

Lawmakers Should Help Businesses Combat Litigation Costs

John Sullivan

Civil Justice Association of California

July 19, 2005

States Compete to Clear the Tort Bar

As published by the Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2005 (PDF)

Steve Hantler, Chrysler LLC

June 27, 2005

Minimizing the Damage From Lawsuits

Steve Hantler, Chrysler LLC

April 22, 2005

Three Key Threats to Doing Business in Our Civil Justice System and What ATRA is Doing to Stop Them  

Victor Schwartz

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Class Action Lawsuits

February 28, 2005 

An Idiot's Guide to Class Actions

Dan Popeo

Washington Legal Foundation

Frivolous Lawsuits

May 17, 2005

Emerging Threat: Jackpot Justice

Dieter Zetsche

Chrysler Group

President and CEO

 Chrysler LLC

March 25, 2005

 

Lawsuit Against Caterpillar is Off the Mark  

Don Brunell

Association of

Washington Business

Healthcare

September 28, 2005

Threat Looms Over State’s Model Drug Liability Law

Dan Pero,

American Justice Partnership

May 25, 2005

Lawsuits Threaten Our Healthcare 

 

Don Wolfe

Silicon Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse

Judicial Affairs

November 14, 2005

Public Opinion Has No Place in Civil Court

Steve Hantler, Chrysler LLC

July 20, 2005

Important Win in Arbitration Decision from California Supreme Court

John Sullivan

Civil Justice Association of California

July 14, 2005

Medical Monitoring & the Separation of Powers: The Michigan Supreme Court Ruling in Henry v. Dow

Leah Lorber

Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP

July 8, 2005

The Next Sandra Day

Walter Olson

The Manhattan Institute

Legislative Topics

November 25, 2005

Trial Lawyers Take Aim At Reforms

As appeared in The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Nov. 25, 2005 print edition

Dan Pero,

American Justice Partnership

November 7, 2005

A Great Month for Legal Reform, Sort Of

Marshall Manson 

Center for Individual Freedom

July 8, 2005

South Carolina Passes Meaningful Tort Reform

 Rep. Harry Cato

South Carolina House of Representatives

June 8, 2005

Georgia Breaks Ground with Civil Justice Reform

 Rep. Barry Fleming

Georgia House of Representatives

May 2, 2005

Letters to the Florida State Senate and The Florida House of Representatives

Florida Justice

Reform Institute

April 22, 2005

South Carolina's Tort Reform Success Story

Cam Crawford

South Carolinians

for Tort Reform

April 1, 2005

Floridians Rally Around Tort Reform

Steve Hantler, Chrysler LLC

&

Dan Pero,

American Justice Partnership

 March 30, 2005

Neighboring States Work Different Strategies for Civil Reform Success 

Todd Young

DecisionMakers, Inc.

March 27, 2005

An Opportunity in Oklahoma

Tiger Joyce

American Tort Reform Association

March 3, 2005

Enacting Civil Justice Reform: Lessons Learned From Georgia

Todd Young

DecisionMakers, Inc.

February 23, 2005

Why The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Needs Your Support

Victor Schwartz

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Pharmaceuticals

May 2, 2005

Michigan's drug liability law:

Safe harbor or corporate boon?

Dan Pero

American Justice Partnership

General

March 20, 2006

Time to Defend Legal Reform

Dan Pero

American Justice Partnership

February 21, 2006

Reform Would Send Message

December 22, 2005

Look to the States for Reform of Civil Justice

December 1, 2005

Governor Should Sign Lawsuit Limits

November 21, 2005

Fieger Not Above the Law

October 10, 2005

Tort Reform Saves Lives

Prof. Paul Rubin,

Emory University

August 23, 2005

Targeting 'White Knights'

Steve Hantler, Chrysler LLC

May 25, 2005

California Voters Said – In Effect – Federal Judge Nominee Janice Rogers Brown Was Right on the Mark in Sizing Up State’s “Unfair Competition Law”  

John Sullivan

Civil Justice Association of California

 May 17, 2005

Lawsuit Lottery Gives Society the Finger

Jeff Longstreth

Ohio Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse

 

 

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